Newlyweds in Gujarat vow to vote in ensuing polls

Dec 10, 2012, 06.29AM ISTTNN

AHMEDABAD: It was mass marriage with a difference at Khokhra on Sunday as 62 newlyweds along with their relatives took vow to cast their votes in the upcoming state assembly elections. The initiative was taken to sensitize the youths about voting and their social responsibility, said organizers.

The event of all-caste mass marriage was organized by Bhaleshwar Mahadev Seva Trust and Khodiar Seva Samiti at Bhalkeshwar Mahadev temple in Khokhra on Sunday morning where couples from various areas of the state and from various castes took part. The event also saw yagnopavit ceremony for 51 teens in the temple premises.

Harshad Patel, a social worker from Amraiwadi, told TOI that they had asked the couples to bring along their voter identity cards. "Soon after the marriage got over, the organizers asked the couples to come in front and take the vow to hold the value of democracy and cast their votes in the elections. We also asked their relatives to join in the initiative," he said.